W. H Auden

Features a collection of poetry by W. H. Auden. Includes examples of his twentieth-century poems, that has been described as witty, urbane, civil, and worldly.

This collection presents all the poems Auden wished to preserve, in the texts that received his final approval. It includes the full contents of his previous collected editions along with all the later volumes of his shorter poems.

"Poetry and science, as Popova writes in her introduction, "are instruments for knowing the world more intimately and loving it more deeply." In 15 short essays on subjects ranging from the mystery of dark matter and the infinity of pi to the resilience of trees and the intelligence of octopuses, Popova tells the stories of scientific searching and discovery. Each essay is paired with a poem reflecting its subject by poets ranging from Emily Dickinson,...

Presents a collection of works celebrating the world of Middle-earth, its characters, and its author.